Portable collapsible ironing board



March 25, 1952 A. P. LANTZ PORTABLE COLLAPSIBLE IRONING BOARD 2 SHEETSSHEET l Original Filed Jan. 15

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INVENTOR. ALPHA PERRY LANTZ March 25, 1952 A. P. LANTZ PORTABLE COLLAPSIBLE IRONING BOARD 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 Original Filed Jan. 15

INVENTOR. ALPHA PERRY LANTZ Patented Mar. 25, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1948, Serial No. 27,875

3 Claims.

This application is a division of application Serial No. 722,262, filed January 15, 1947, now- Patent o- .475, dated March 20, 1951.

This invention relates to a collapsible ironing board and has for its primary object the pro- Divided and this application May 19,

vision of a board of that character possessing v simple and strong characteristics enabling the folding of the sections of the board upon each other and to comparatively thin fiat state for storage or transportation when not in use, and to be unfolded into firm ironing relationship when desired for ironing operation, rendering employ-v ment of legs or props quite unnecessary.

Subordinate objects of the invention are the provision of a novel hinging means between the sections of the collapsible board, said hinging means being of a shiftable nature in addition to a normal function of rotating, adapted to swing one section of the board relative to the other to permit said section to elevate above the pivotal axis when the one section is being folded onto the other, to prevent any catching or interference at the line of juncture between the adjoining sections, so that the outer section of the board may be swung onto the top of the inner section, or vice versa, when the board is collapsed.

The specific details in the construction and arrangement of the parts of the construction will be clear from the particular description hereinafter contained when read in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof,

and wherein the preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 isa top view of the board with its sections open or extended as for use in an ironing operation.

Figure 2 is in the main an edge view, the meeting ends of the sections being in longitudinal section.

Figure 3 is a similar view with the sections folded, the outer section upon the inner section.

Figure 4 is a bottom view of the meeting end of the inner or attaching section.

Figure 5 is a similar view of the meeting end of the outer section.

Figure 6 is a bottom view of Figure 1 showing the complete ironing board.

Figure '7 is a longitudinal section of Figure 6, approximately on the line '!'I of the latter, through one of the attaching hooks and shanks thereof. I

Figure 8 is a central longitudinal section on the line 88 of Figure 6.

Figure 9 is a detail bottom view to more clearly illustrate one of the hinge members at the meeting ends of the sections.

Figure 10 is a transverse sectional view on the line Ill-I0 of Figure 6.

Figure 11 is an enlarged fragmentary detail section through one of the hinge connections.

Referring more specifically to the drawings wherein like reference letters designate the same parts in the several views 14 designates the inner or attaching section of the ironing board and I5 the outer section thereof, the section [4 being depressed and transversely thereacross to provide a corresponding seating portion IE to receive the meeting end portion ll of the outer section l5 so that when the sections are unfolded or extended, as in Figure 2, that is in ironing state, the upper or operating faces of the sections l4 and [5 are flush or in a common horizontal plane.

The section I5 is provided with a reinforcing beaded marginal edge l8 substantially for the full extent of such margin, said edge terminating in depending flanges 19 to overlie the marginal vedges of the depressed or seating portion l6 at the end of the section I4, thus reinforcing the sections against lateral play when unfolded or in operative position.

The section l4 around its margin has a reinforcing depending flange 20 of varying depth with inwardly offset horizontal terminal portions 2| to strengthen the section M and otherwise function as will be pointed out. Intermediate their ends the flanged edges 20 and 2| are increased in depth and enlarged as at 22 to accommodate the shorter end 23 of an L-shaped pivot pin or pintle 24, the longer end 25 of-which is carried by the outer section i 5, said shorter end 23 ,Of the pintle being passed through the adjacent vertical flange 29 of the section M from the outer side thereof and headed to retain the same in place asat 25 on the inner face of said flange; and said longer end 25 of the pintle being rotatively received in a bearing 21 formed of an extended integral part of the material of the top section l5 bent to underlie the top of the outer section as at128 and adapted to be accommodated by additionally depressed areas 29 at the inner corners of the depressed portion l6 of the section M opening to short rounded portions 30 of the latter understood that a specific description of one will apply to both) in the fashion indicated, it will be observed that when the board sections are extended to occupy a common plane, as in Figure 6, the wide and broad overlapping edges l6 and I! thereof, by reason of their interfitting relationship, will aiTord an ample support for the outer section 15 of the board, the pintles 2d tieing the sections together to prevent relative longitudinal separation of the sections. When, however, it is desired to fold the board the pintles 24 will not only function to permit ordinary pivotal movement of the sections, but the special shape and connection of the pintles with the sections will permit the outer section IE to be raised and swung to a relatively elevated point with reference to the inner section l4 so that the outer section l5 may be laid over or upon the inner section 14 in parallelism therewith throughout the entire areas of the sections.

While, in ordinary work, the same may be unnecessary, for heavier work I have provided supplemental supporting means for the outer section, when extended, to afford additional strength in the meeting or hinged areas of the sections [4 and [5, the same comprising flat tail members or lugs 32 formed integral with the end portion l! of the section l5 adapted to pass through openings 33 in the section l4 and slightly downwardly offset from the plane of the end portion I! so as to underlie the top of the section [4 as clearly shown in Figure 2. The openings 33 are sufficiently elongated to permit these tail members or lugs 32 to pass upwardly therethrough when the outer section I5 is folded down on the section M, as previously observed.

It will, of course, be appreciated that a suitable means for attaching the ironing board to aconvenient piece of furniture, when desired for use, may be associated with the inner section of the ironing board, as fully disclosed and claimed in the parent application Serial No. 722,262, but inasmuch as the claims to this feature are retained in the parent case and no claim thereto is made herein, the illustrations hereof are confined to the divisible matter constituting the subject of this divisional case.

I claim:

1. A foldable ironing board comprising inner and outer sections and means for pivotally connecting the sections together, said inner section having a depressed portion forming a seat for the inner end of the outer section and side flanges having apertures therein spaced from the outer ends of said flanges, the depressed portion being provided with transversely arranged openings, the outer section including spaced lugs extending from its inner end and pivot receiving bearings, said lugs being adapted to pass through the openings of the depressed portion and engage the bottom surface of the inner section, the pivot receiving bearings being carried by the inner end of the outer section and positioned adjacent to its side edges, and the means for pivotally connecting the sections together comprising L-shaped pivot pins each having a short leg and a long leg arranged parallel to one another, the short legs of the pivot 4 pins being pivotally secured in the apertures of the flanges while the longer legs are pivotally received in the bearings of the outer section.

2. A foldable ironing board comprising inner and outer sections and means for pivotally connecting the sections together, said inner section having a depressed portion forming a seat for the inner end of the outer section and side flanges having inwardly directed depressed parts spaced from the outer ends of said flanges and provided with apertures, the depressed portion being provided with transversely arranged openings, the outer section including spaced lugs being depressed and extending from its inner end and pivot receiving bearings, said lugs being adapted to pass through the openings of the depressed portion and engage the bottom surface of the inner section, the pivot receiving bearings being carried by the inner end of the outer section and positioned ajacent to its side edges, and the means for pivotally connecting the sections comprising pivot pins each having a short leg and a long leg held in parallel relation by a connecting part, the short legs of the pins being pivotally secured in the apertures of the depressed parts of the flanges, the longer legs being pivotally received in the bearings of the outer section and the connecting parts being seated in the pressed parts.

3. A foldable ironing board comprising inner and outer sections and means for pivotally connecting the sections together, said inner section having a depressed portion forming a seat for the inner end of the outer section and side flanges having inwardly directed depressed parts spaced from the outer ends of said flanges and provided with apertures, the depressed portion being provided with transversely arranged openings and depressed pockets adjacent said openings, the outer section including spaced lugs being depressed and extending from its inner end and pivot receiving bearings, said lugs being adapted to pass through the openings of the depressed portion and engage the bottom surface of the inner section, the pivot receiving bearings being formed as a part of the inner end of the outer section and positioned adjacent the side edges and below the horizontal plane of said outer section to be received in the pressed pockets, and the means for pivotally connecting the sections together comprising pivot pins each having a short leg and a long leg held in parallel relation by a connecting part, the short legs of the pins being pivotally secured in the apertures of the pressed parts of the flanges, the longer legs being pivotally received in the bearings of the outer section and the connecting parts being seated in the depressed parts.

. ALPHA PERRY LANTZ.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,437,064 Lundeen Nov. 28, 1922 1,625,294 Whitesides Apr. 19, 1927 

